Conference Producer

Hansonwade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated individual to join their Production team. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend strategy, creativity, and international exposure in the fast-growing Construction and Engineering sector. As a Conference Producer, you will conduct in-depth research, design compelling agendas, and engage with top-level speakers. You'll gain hands-on experience from day one, working cross-functionally with various teams to ensure the success of international conferences. If you're ambitious and eager to make a mark in a dynamic environment, this is the ideal position for you.

Benefits

Private health and life insurance

Hybrid working arrangement

Social clubs

Extra annual leave

Wader Hub benefits platform

Volunteer day

Monthly awards and social events

Sabbatical options

Professional education sponsorship

Well-being bonuses

Qualifications

• Curious and analytical mind with a passion for learning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-level research with industry leaders.
• Design innovative conference agendas.
• Recruit senior-level speakers globally.

Skills

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Commercial Awareness

Project Management

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Are you ambitious, commercially minded, and passionate about business and research? Are you looking for a fast-paced, high-impact career that blends strategy, creativity, and international exposure? If so, we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a driven individual to join our growing Production team.Whether you’re an experienced Conference Producer or a commercially aware graduate ready to launch your career, this role offers the chance to make your mark in one of our fastest-growing sectors: Construction and Engineering.

What is Conference Production?

Conference production sits at the heart of our business. As a Producer, you’ll be responsible for identifying the key challenges and trends facing your industry (market research), creating compelling agendas, and recruiting top-level speakers. You'll combine deep research with stakeholder engagement to design conferences that inform, inspire, and drive change.

What You'll Do

From day one, you’ll be conducting high-level research with industry leaders, building valuable international relationships, and designing new conference agendas. You'll take ownership of your projects and work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and operations teams to ensure commercial success.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting phone-based research to identify the most pressing industry challenges
• Designing innovative and commercially viable conference agendas
• Recruiting and influencing senior-level speakers from across the globe
• Briefing internal teams to support event marketing, delegate acquisition, and sponsorship sales
• Managing timelines and coordinating project delivery across departments
• Attending and running your conferences internationally, with full ownership of the onsite experience

Why Join Us?

Six years ago, we launched our Construction & Engineering portfolio. Today, it's one of the fastest-growing divisions in our company, attracting thousands of attendees each year. You'll play a key role in its continued growth, gaining hands-on experience from your first week and developing your own specialist niche within your first year.

This is the ideal role for a confident, intelligent, and ambitious graduate or early-career professional looking to rapidly advance in a dynamic, international business environment.

What We're Looking For:

• A curious, analytical mind and a genuine passion for learning
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – able to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
• Commercial awareness, entrepreneurial thinking, and a results-driven mindset
• Tenacity, motivation, and the ability to manage multiple projects under pressure
• A collaborative approach with the confidence to take initiative and make decisions
• Willingness to travel internationally and embrace new challenges
• Pervious production experience is desired but not essential

What You'll Get:

• A fast-track career path with ongoing training and development
• International travel to lead events around the world
• A dynamic, supportive team environment with a strong company culture
• Real autonomy and the opportunity to make a visible impact
• Clear progression routes and performance-based incentives

Why Choose Us?

• Private health and life insurance
• Hybrid working arrangement – 2/3 days a week in the office
• A range of different social clubs such as, book club, five-a-side, chess club and more…
• 1 extra day of annual leave each year, up to 30 days of annual leave (not including public holidays)
• Access to our Wader Hub benefits platform which include, retail, gym, hospitality, and wellness discounts
• Volunteer day (we offer all our employees the chance to take a day on us to get out there and do some good!)
• Monthly awards and social events (we’re talking sports days, karaoke nights, theatre trips, cooking courses, you name it!)
• Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 years
• Opportunities for professional education sponsorship
• Access to individual career coaching to develop your career from day one
• We offer well-being bonuses such as a personal learning budget, mindfulness sessions in the office, employee assistance programme and well-being champions
• Competitive salary + profit share

Please note: This role requires travel to the USA, so you must be eligible for an entry visa. If you are unsure, please check the requirements for any countries you hold nationality for and your vaccination status.